Why is the Amazon burning?
Forest fires are common from July to October. But activists say Brazilian President Bolsonaro’s policies have encouraged farmers to clear land for crops or grazing - resulting in an increase in fires #AmazonFires [THREAD 🌳]
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Brazil’s president has hit back, accusing environmental NGOs of starting the fires. He also accused @EmmanuelMacron of colonialism for making the crisis top of the G7 agenda #AmazonFires (2/7🌳)
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@EmmanuelMacron Over 2,500 #AmazonFires are currently active in the Brazilian Amazon. This year alone there has been an 84% increase in Brazilian fires, according to the country’s Space Research Institute @prensa_inpe (3/7🌳)
The #AmazonFires are emitting huge amounts of smoke and carbon into the atmosphere. This is how it’s been affecting São Paulo locals who live 2,700 km away (4/7🌳)
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The Amazon is the biggest rainforest in the world and home to around 1/10 of all species of plants and animals. Its leaves absorb carbon dioxide that would otherwise be left in the atmosphere, causing global temperatures to rise #AmazonFires (5/7🌳)
These #AmazonFires are just the latest threat to the Amazon, which has already experienced mass deforestation due to farming, logging and mining (6/7🌳) bbc.in/31Yf2KW
One million indigenous people call the Amazon home and are considered protectors of the forest. But many now fear that their land could be destroyed by farming #AmazonFires (7/7🌳)
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